We teach communication studies that nurture inclusive civil discourse, critical thinking, and cooperative solutions in a diverse global community. We offer opportunities to develop strong communication skills within a challenging liberal arts program. Our major program prepares students to speak and write proficiently, think critically, apply communication concepts competently, work cooperatively in small groups, and reflect on ethical dimensions of their actions. We focus on interactive learning in a high quality communication studies curriculum. We assist planning so that students effectively manage time to graduation. We emphasize carefully guided, performance-based learning characterized by a low student-to-faculty ratio in the classroom. And we offer the opportunity to participate in a nationally recognized forensics program.
Faculty and staff encourage a sense of community. We engage with students to support their wellbeing and success. Through the talents, intellectual curiosity, and versatility of our diverse faculty we have established a strong intercultural and global orientation.
Your gift to the Communication Studies Department will fund student-faculty research, guest speakers, travel to conferences, career networking opportunities and most importantly, scholarships.
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
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1 | $1,000 | Men's Rowing | 223 |
2 | $1,000 | WWU Volleyball | 183 |
3 | $1,000 | WWU Racing | 146 |
4 | $1,000 | WWU Symphony Orchestra Vienna-Prague Tour 2020 | 128 |
5 | $1,000 | Computer Science | 83 |
6 | MSCM & Operations | 79 | |
7 | Marketing Department | 76 | |
8 | Behavioral Neuroscience | 69 | |
9 | Ice Hockey | 66 | |
10 | WWU AS Food Pantry | 60 | |
11 | Accounting Department | 53 | |
12 | Western Washington University | 53 | |
13 | Men's Soccer | 49 | |
14 | Cross Country & Track and Field | 40 | |
15 | KUGS Scholarship | 39 | |
16 | Chemistry Department | 37 | |
17 | Robert and Bess Christman Scholarship | 37 | |
18 | Honors Program | 35 | |
19 | Honoring Nancy Johnson! | 34 | |
20 | Psychology | 32 | |
21 | Education and Social Justice Minor | 32 | |
22 | College of Business and Economics | 30 | |
23 | Women's Ultimate | 30 | |
24 | MBA Program | 29 | |
25 | Western Libraries Heritage Resources | 29 | |
26 | WWU Wakeboard Team | 26 | |
27 | Music Department | 25 | |
28 | Millie Johnson Puzzle Hunt Fund | 25 | |
29 | Child Development Center | 25 | |
30 | International Business Program | 23 | |
31 | Women's Basketball | 22 | |
32 | Scholarships and Diversity Initiatives | 22 | |
33 | Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies | 22 | |
34 | Physics and Astronomy | 22 | |
35 | Geology | 22 | |
36 | Woodring College of Education | 19 | |
37 | English Department | 19 | |
38 | Management Information Systems | 19 | |
39 | Huxley College of the Environment | 19 | |
40 | WWU Tennis Club | 19 | |
41 | LGBTQ+ Western | 18 | |
42 | Shannon Point Marine Center | 18 | |
43 | Best Buddies | 18 | |
44 | Men's Lacrosse | 17 | |
45 | Modern and Classical Languages | 17 | |
46 | History Department | 16 | |
47 | Piper Carr's Guitar Matching Fund | 15 | |
48 | Ray Wolpow Institute | 15 | |
49 | Linguistics | 15 | |
50 | Western Libraries | 15 | |
51 | Engineering and Design | 14 | |
52 | Men's Basketball | 14 | |
53 | Biology | 14 | |
54 | Adoptees Club | 14 | |
55 | Dance | 13 | |
56 | Environmental Sciences Department | 13 | |
57 | Journalism | 13 | |
58 | Undocumented Student Support | 13 | |
59 | Western GAP Scholarship | 12 | |
60 | Elementary Education Department | 12 | |
61 | Environmental Studies Department | 12 | |
62 | WWU Career Closet | 12 | |
63 | Marion Van Nostrand Scholarship | 11 | |
64 | Nursing | 11 | |
65 | Sociology | 11 | |
66 | Economics | 11 | |
67 | Veteran Services | 11 | |
68 | Finance Department | 11 | |
69 | AMSEC | 11 | |
70 | Graduate School | 10 | |
71 | Art and Art History Department | 10 | |
72 | Club Wrestling | 10 | |
73 | Mathematics | 9 | |
74 | College of Science and Engineering | 9 | |
75 | Environmental Toxicology Program | 9 | |
76 | Political Science | 9 | |
77 | Living Snow Project | 9 | |
78 | Bellingham Review | 9 | |
79 | Communication Sciences and Disorders | 8 | |
80 | Design Department | 8 | |
81 | Women's Water Polo | 8 | |
82 | Student Technology Center's Booster Fund | 8 | |
83 | Sailing Team | 8 | |
84 | College of Fine and Performing Arts | 8 | |
85 | Anthropology | 8 | |
86 | Western Gallery | 8 | |
87 | Liberal Studies | 8 | |
88 | Womxn of Color Empowerment Scholarship Fund | 8 | |
89 | Equestrian | 8 | |
90 | Women's Lacrosse | 7 | |
91 | Woodring College of Education Scholarships | 7 | |
92 | WWU Climbing Team | 7 | |
93 | Communication Studies | 7 | |
94 | Theatre Arts | 7 | |
95 | Quidditch | 7 | |
96 | WWU's Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programs | 6 | |
97 | Philosophy | 6 | |
98 | Health and Human Development | 6 | |
99 | Men's Rugby | 6 | |
100 | Educational Administration Program | 6 | |
101 | Canadian-American Studies | 6 | |
102 | WWU Chess Club | 6 | |
103 | Ethnic Student Center | 6 | |
104 | WWU Student Chapter of NSTA | 6 | |
105 | Filipino-American Student Association (FASA) | 6 | |
106 | Young Democrats of WWU | 6 | |
107 | Women's Soccer | 5 | |
108 | Rowing | 5 | |
109 | Alpha Kappa Psi Omega Beta | 5 | |
110 | Huxley Graduate Programs | 5 | |
111 | Compass to Campus | 5 | |
112 | Institute for Energy Studies | 5 | |
113 | College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 5 | |
114 | Women's Volleyball Sport Club | 5 | |
115 | Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 5 | |
116 | Dead Parrots Society | 5 | |
117 | Other | 4 | |
118 | Water Skiing | 4 | |
119 | Salish Sea Institute | 4 | |
120 | WWU Club Golf Team | 4 | |
121 | Hillel of WWU | 4 | |
122 | Center for Education Equity & Diversity | 4 | |
123 | NeRDS | 4 | |
124 | Endowed Professorship in Jewish History | 3 | |
125 | WISE Scholarship | 3 | |
126 | CBE Investment Management and Scholarship Fund | 3 | |
127 | Men's Golf | 3 | |
128 | WWU Speech and Hearing Clinic | 3 | |
129 | Small Business Development Center | 3 | |
130 | Ralph Munro Institute for Civic Education | 3 | |
131 | Viking Athletics | 3 | |
132 | Men's Water Polo | 3 | |
133 | Special Education | 3 | |
134 | Softball | 3 | |
135 | Baile de WWU | 3 | |
136 | WCE Promise Scholarships for Students of Color | 3 | |
137 | WWU Fly Fishing Club | 3 | |
138 | National Society of Black Engineers | 3 | |
139 | Bellingham Order of the Saber | 3 | |
140 | Fencing | 3 | |
141 | Figure Skating | 3 | |
142 | Women's Rugby | 3 | |
143 | Human Services Program | 3 | |
144 | MK Advantages of Learning Differently Scholarship | 2 | |
145 | Dr. Elena Pereyra Peach Award Scholarship | 2 | |
146 | Institute for Global Engagement | 2 | |
147 | Morse Institute for Leadership | 2 | |
148 | East Asian Studies | 2 | |
149 | Center for Pacific Northwest Studies | 2 | |
150 | Bennerstorm Prize | 2 | |
151 | Women's Golf | 2 | |
152 | WWU Outdoor Center | 2 | |
153 | Adult and Higher Education Program | 2 | |
154 | Student Services and Programs | 2 | |
155 | Black Womxn Revolutionary Group | 2 | |
156 | Huxley College on the Peninsulas | 2 | |
157 | International Business Network Club | 2 | |
158 | Freeride Ski and Snowboard Team | 2 | |
159 | Equity and Diversity Committee | 2 | |
160 | AS Clubs | 2 | |
161 | Sandberg Scholarship | 1 | |
162 | Dr. Lina Zeine Scholarship | 1 | |
163 | Joann Otto Microscope Endowment Fund | 1 | |
164 | Manis Family Scholarship | 1 | |
165 | Lillie Mae Witherspoon Minority Scholarship | 1 | |
166 | Brian K. and Lori L. Burton Fund for Innovation | 1 | |
167 | Willis Ball Memorial Scholarship | 1 | |
168 | Hearing Aid Bank | 1 | |
169 | Vassdal Design Scholarship | 1 | |
170 | Dina Benedetti Scholarship Endowment | 1 | |
171 | Frank Punches Memorial Endowment Fund | 1 | |
172 | FACET | 1 | |
173 | Science, Math and Technology Education | 1 | |
174 | Donald B. McLeod Scholarship Endowment | 1 | |
175 | Rich and Stephanie Bowers Endowment | 1 | |
176 | Timothy Crossan Memorial Fund | 1 | |
177 | Swimming | 1 | |
178 | James B. and Angela Rhoads Scholarship | 1 | |
179 | Exercise Science Lab | 1 | |
180 | Ralph Munro Institute | 1 | |
181 | The Jazz Project Scholarship | 1 | |
182 | WWU Judo Club | 1 | |
183 | Western Community Outreach | 1 | |
184 | Mountain Environments Research Institute | 1 | |
185 | Native American Student Union | 1 | |
186 | Student Ambassador Scholarship | 1 | |
187 | NAMI on Campus WWU | 1 | |
188 | Cheerleading | 1 | |
189 | Office of Sustainability | 1 | |
190 | Business and Sustainability Program | 1 | |
191 | KM Fund for Holocaust and Genocide Studies | 1 | |
192 | Ershig Assistive Technology Resource Center | 1 | |
193 | Students for Public Education | 1 | |
194 | The SEA Discovery Center | 0 | |
195 | Ted Pratt Scholarship | 0 | |
196 | Special Collections | 0 | |
197 | WWU National Science Teachers Association Chapter | 0 | |
198 | Arts Enterprise and Cultural Innovation | 0 | |
199 | Baseball Sport Club | 0 | |
200 | Campus Recreation | 0 | |
201 | Cascadia Climbers | 0 | |
202 | Cycling | 0 | |
203 | Extended Education | 0 | |
204 | Institute for Watershed Studies | 0 | |
205 | Khmer Student Association (KhSA) | 0 | |
206 | Management | 0 | |
207 | Men's Ultimate | 0 | |
208 | Men's Volleyball | 0 | |
209 | Parents and Families | 0 | |
210 | Rehabilitation Counseling Program | 0 | |
211 | Secondary Education Department | 0 | |
212 | The Journal of Educational Controversy | 0 | |
213 | Vietnamese Student Association | 0 | |
214 | Woodring Peer Mentors | 0 |